We’re on the cheaper side as far as gear is concerned, but that’s not really something that bothers me. An elevator shaft, a fun stairwell, an echo chamber in the form of the loading bay downstairs. We have an excellent live room, which is what attracted me to it in the first place, with lots of fun acoustic elements that I can play around with. Lots of people don’t even know we have one, but it’s there, upstairs. The recording studio is one of the smaller programs. We have members go to work at large venues in Seattle right out of high school because they already have a couple of years of experience running front of house in a 350 cap venue! It’s amazing! We offer classes in engineering and other DIY crafts, such as screen printing, have volunteer opportunities for people to work shows, and are a way for young kids especially to get their start in live audio. The Vera Project is an all-ages, youth-focused art center and music venue located in Seattle Center right across from KEXP, the world’s best radio station.
Can you tell us a bit about what this center is and what it’s like working in the studio? You are the Staff Engineer of the Vera Project in Seattle. I ended up using the gear to make an EP that I have successfully scrubbed from the internet but put doing it professionally at the back of my mind for a few more years until I decided it was something that I loved and wanted to go into. We did end up doing some home recording, and I even bought a bit of gear, including my first 57, fully intending on continuing with that. My friends and I was in the house band, so I spent that class playing guitar while the other kids got to do the actual engineering. I took an audio engineering class because my friends were taking it, and found it cool, though I didn’t get to do much engineering. I got my first taste of engineering in high school. The sheer noise of it (no earplugs for us). I thought it was cool and fun to be able to hear music live. There were lasers and a bunch of people my dad’s age smoking. Neither of us recognized them until they were on stage playing “Dust in the Wind.” Now that’s cool, but it certainly wasn’t as an eight-year-old. Kansas was opening and staying at the same hotel as us and helped my dad when a beach umbrella fell on him.
What was your first concert? Do you remember your reaction to it?Īgain, Styx, at the Gorge Amphitheater in George, WA, which is the perfect name for a town. Plus, Dennis DeYoung plays keys, and I’m a pianist, so there was that connection. I first heard them on a family road trip (never take your young children on a road trip) and, compared to the 90s pop country that my parents were mostly playing, it sounded interesting and complex and “new” and adult. Not really into Styx anymore, since I’ve moved on, but for a while that was all I’d listen to. I was definitely into dad rock as a kid, and to be honest I still am. What was the first band you listened to growing up that became your “favorite”? We caught up with Lilian to talk about her experience and work. She likes to think of herself as a Rock and Roll Fairy Godmother. She offers a variety of services focused on the planning and creation of recorded music: songwriting, performance coaching, arrangement, production, and all aspects of audio engineering. Lilian interned at the historic London Bridge Studios and received her degree in audio engineering from Shoreline Community College (A.A.A.S.), and in creative writing from the University of Washington (B.A.). She is currently a staff engineer at The Vera Project Studios, where she chairs the Audio Committee, teaches studio recording and audio mixing and mastering. You probably won't find a child older than 12 wanting to sit through this show.Lillian Blair is a producer, engineer, and audio educator working out of the Seattle area. I found myself cringing and thinking, "What the hell did I just see?" instead of laughing. Just Roll With It tried too hard to be funny and instead ended up being annoying, obnoxious and overly hyperactive. I give the show credit for a non-stereotyped, racially diverse, blended family, as well as Rachel and Byron breaking gender stereotypes, and the actors do seem to be at least trying, but my praise for the show ends there. I'm turning 21 in a few months and I'm not the target audience for this show, but that doesn't mean Disney Channel shouldn't at least try to make shows that appeal to older audiences as well as kids.
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